This week’s six comes from my debut novel, Halos: Somnium that will release on December 16, 2011. In this scene, Allie’s nightmare returns.

The sunlight twists and morphs into the reflection of dark mirrored sunglasses belonging to a man with brown hair and a thick brown mustache to match. In the mirrors, the face of the blond girl stares back in sheer horror. My heart hammers frantically against my chest and suddenly I’m choking on each short breath. His voice, dauntingly smooth, taunts me from the nothingness that I’m desperate to escape to. “That’s it, darlin’, just relax.” Dread seeps into my bones.